South African-born photographer John Thackwray probably doesn't spend much time in his bedroom. Why? Because he's too busy photographing the bedrooms of others!
He's spent over 6 years photographing over one thousand people's bedrooms from 55 countries for his photo-series titled My Room Project. It started out as a bit of fun with friends in Paris but since then his project has taken him everywhere from Mexico and Russia to Nepal and Japan. Thackwray only photographs the bedrooms of people born in the 80s and 90s in order to capture and compare the different hopes and aspirations of one particular generation. He also interviews them about various topics including lifestyle, local issues, education, religion, and love, and he's combined a selection of his photographs and interviews for a book that's available for pre-order on his website.
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Manyatta, Kenya, Ezekiel, 22--Year-Old Warrior
Joy can be found everywhere, even in such difficult circumstances. I wonder why we, who are so much more well-off, can't find a way to smile like this man sometimes.
La Paz, Bolivia, Marcello, 18-Year-Old High School Student
Kathmandu, Nepal, Pema, 22-Year-Old Buddhism Student
Zhambyl, Kazakhstan, Zhalay, 18-Year-Old High School Student
And this is nowhere close to reality of an 18-year old kid. The yurts are only used in summer. Take it from a girl who was born In Zhambyl currently known as Taraz, Kazakhstan
Paris, France, Joseph, 30-Year-Old Artist
Istanbul, Turkey, Gulle
Bucharest, Romania, Andreea, 24-Year-Old Civil Engineer
that fan looks like it would tickle you in your sleep with those streamers
Tokyo, Japan, Ryoko, 25-Year-Old Information Technology Engineer
Beirut, Lebanon, Sabrina, 27-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher
Saint Catherine, Egypt, Mohamed, 18-Year-Old Student Of Traditional Medicine
Dali, China, Yuan, 22-Year-Old Salesperson
I live in China...the separation between rich and poor classes is enormous!
Teheran, Iran, Razieh
Lesotho, Osia, 18-Year-Old Shepherd
Last time I checked Lesotho was very different that South Africa. It is a separate country.
Thies, Senegal, Fatou, 17-Year-Old Seamstress
Varanasi, India, Lalu,
Some of these look so... Disney-like! And then others decidedly less so, sadly.
Madyah Pradesh, India, Asha, 17-Year-Old Homemaker
Durban, South Africa, Khetiwe, 22-Year-Old Unemployed
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, Ronia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saleh, 30-Year-Old Human Resources Officer
The series is a bit odd. I wonder what the people were told...some rooms look like they supposedely look everyday, others look like they were told to showcase particular hobbies, others like the idea was to depict stereotypes. Ben from Dallas is the perfect example for this. Thus, the series exhibits some interesting views, but getting an idea how people typically sleep around the world is not possible.
A nice thing, though, is that most of these people look rather happy...even if the rooms look what would be considered "poor" from a Western point of view.
dude, let me tell you. Gun owners are like most collectors, super proud of their stuff, lol. I'd have thought that it was something akin to 'depicting stereotypes' before I stayed with a family friend in Savannah with my fiance, and said friend immediately begins to show us all of the guns he has for basically little reason other than 'guns are cool.' I had never seen so many guns in one place in person before.
To bad a lot of these shots are staged, not really representing how the rooms usually look.
Despite the fact that some rooms seem to ''be prepared'' for the photoshoot, I like the concept. It's eye-opening, interesting and definetely ''feeds'' your curiosity.
The series is a bit odd. I wonder what the people were told...some rooms look like they supposedely look everyday, others look like they were told to showcase particular hobbies, others like the idea was to depict stereotypes. Ben from Dallas is the perfect example for this. Thus, the series exhibits some interesting views, but getting an idea how people typically sleep around the world is not possible.
A nice thing, though, is that most of these people look rather happy...even if the rooms look what would be considered "poor" from a Western point of view.
dude, let me tell you. Gun owners are like most collectors, super proud of their stuff, lol. I'd have thought that it was something akin to 'depicting stereotypes' before I stayed with a family friend in Savannah with my fiance, and said friend immediately begins to show us all of the guns he has for basically little reason other than 'guns are cool.' I had never seen so many guns in one place in person before.
To bad a lot of these shots are staged, not really representing how the rooms usually look.
Despite the fact that some rooms seem to ''be prepared'' for the photoshoot, I like the concept. It's eye-opening, interesting and definetely ''feeds'' your curiosity.